Memorial
PHOTO: Bart O'Brien
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Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE 15 ROYAL NAVAL OFFICERS, 92 RATINGS 4 ROYAL AIR FORCE OFFICERS AND ONE AIRMAN KILLED IN ACTION IN THE BALTIC WATERS 1918-1919
Panel 1
LIGHT CRUISERS
HMS CASSANDRA + 5 DECEMBER 1918
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EGGLESTON C.H.
GIDDY J.
GILHOOLY J.J.
KINGSBURY W.S.
McGILLIVRAY W.
O'BRIEN D.
PARTRIDGE R.H.
PERKINS C.E.
REYNOLDS R.
RYDER T.
SHRAPNELL A.F.
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Stoker 1st Class
Stoker Petty Officer
Acting Stoker Petty Officer
Stoker 2nd Class
Stoker 1st Class
Mechanician
Stoker 2nd Class
Stoker 1st Class
Stoker Petty Officer
Stoker Petty Officer
Able Seaman
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K/31712
279642
305788
K/52659
309172
304458
K/43684
K/41030
287229
K/9251
J/26736
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HMS CURACOA + 13 MAY 1919
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PLUNKITT G.H.
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HMS DRAGON + 17 OCTOBER 1919
AT RIGA
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ALMOND P.J.MID
BROAD C.W.
GILLINGWATER L.T.E.
LARN W.
LOWE G.W.
PAYNE A.J.
SLEATH J.W.
STROUD J.S.
TRETT W.R.H.
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Able Seaman
Able Seaman
Able Seaman
Ordinary Seaman
Able Seaman
Boy 1st Class
Ordinary Seaman
Petty Officer
Boy 1st Class
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J/22758
J/20915
J/34181
J/84897
J/38578
J/90873
SS/8121
204391
J/86811
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Panel 2
DESTROYERS
HMS VITTORIA + 31 AUGUST 1919
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BAMBRIDGE H.K. DSM
CLAREY A.W.
HARNESS J.D.
HUTCHINGS E.
MILES E.A.
OWERS L.G.
PETTIT J.E.
SEARLES W.
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Able Seaman
Petty Officer
Able Seaman
Able Seaman
Leading Seaman
Able Seaman
Able Seaman
Able Seaman
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J/3947
J/7631
J/31257
J/41101
J/8763
J/36904
J/48470
J/25694
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HMS VERULAM + 3 SEPTEMBER 1919
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Midshipman A.W.ASHLEY, RN
Sub-Lieutenant E.C.COOKSON, RN
Midshipman A.W.EDGECOMBE, RN
Engineer Lieutenant J.HOUSE, RN
Lieutenant C.C.D.LEES, RN
Sub Lieutenant O.P.POWELL, RN
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BOULTON J.
CLARK T.J.
ELLIOTT J.
JACKSON A.F.
JARVIS H.W.
KING W.
PARSONS R.R.
PENDRILL R.J.
POLLEY F.A.R.
RUFFELL W.F.
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Able Seaman
Stoker 1st Class
Stoker 1st Class
Able Seaman
Leading Stoker
Chief Stoker
Leaading Seaman
Able Seaman
Able Seaman
Ordinary Telegraphist
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J/45039
SS/117078
K/13388
J/41800
K/488
286715
238893
J/38465
J/32369
J/84918
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Panel 3
MINESWEEPERS
HMS MYRTLE + 15 JULY 1919
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AMEY B.E.H.
BIRCH A.
GILLIES I.C.
JOHNSON R.
PACKMAN T.R.
PRIMMETT A.
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HMS GENTIAN + 15 JULY 1919
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BOYD W.
FLOCKHART W.
HAIGH E.
McCREA R.L. DSM
McVEIGH G.M.
WEIR A.
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Stoker Petty Officer
ERA 4th Class
Able Seaman
Stoker Petty Officer
Stoker 1st Class
Stoker 1st Class
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297448
MC400
J/44770
MC/49
MC/433
MC913
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HM COASTAL MOTORBOATS
KRONSTADT HARBOUR + 18 AUGUST 1919
CMB 62BD |
Sub-Lieutenant H.P. MACLEAN, RN |
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HOLMES S.D. VR 11/3
THATCHER P.L.H., VR 11/3, RNVR
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Leading Seaman
Chief Motor Mechanic
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J/16841
MB/1874
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CMB 67A |
Acting Lieutenant Commander F.T.BRADE DSC RNVR
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CMB79A |
Sub-Lieutenant T.R.G.USBORNE MID, RN
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SMITH W.G. MID, VR 11/3
STEPHENS F.E., RNVR
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Able Seaman
Chief Motor Mechanic
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J/18754
MB/3005
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CMB 88BD |
Lieutenant A.DAYRELL-REED, DSO, 'Croix De Guerre', RN
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Panel 4
SUBMARINE L CLASS
HM SUBMARINE L55 + 5 JUNE 1919
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Lieuternant C.M.S.CHAPMAN DSC RN (In Command)
Lieutenant H.C. JENNINGS, RN
Lieutenant J.S.G.REID, RN
Lieutenant H.K.M.SOUTHWELL, RN
Artificer Engineer A.H.WAKELY, RN
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ADAMS H.J.
ANGUS D.M.
BARTON W.E.
BUTLER H.
CLARKSON A.
CLIFTON F.
CROOK H.
CRYSELL A.W.
DAGG C.F.
DAVIES L.F.
EBLING F.J.
FENN W.
FINNIS J.F.
FLODIN R.
FRENCH H.G.H.
GASCOYNE A.T.
GISSING J.
GRIFFITHS C.
GUY J.
HAMMERSLEY R.L.
HOWES J.
LEVEN B.
LILLEY R.A.
O'CONNELL D.
ORME L.
PARNELL W.
POTTER C.C.N.
POTTS B.E.
SHAW W.F. DSM
STAINES J.P.
TAYLOR T.J.C.
TRICKETT C.
TUNDERVARY J.H.
WASH W.H.
WELLS C.T.
WESTCOTT G.
WILKS F.
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Stoker 1st Class
ERA 3rd Class
Leading Seaman
Stoker 1st Class
Leading Seaman
Stoker 1st Class
Petty Officer
Able Seaman
Petty Officer Telegraphist
Leading Signalman
ERA 3rd Class
Able Seaman
Stoker 1st Class
Acting Leading Stoker
Boy Telegraphist
Able Seaman
Able Seaman
Leading Stoker
Chief Petty Officer
Leading Seaman
Stoker 1st Class
Acting Leading Stoker
Acting Elec.Art. 4th Class
Leading Stoker
Able Seaman
Act Stoker Petty Officer
ERA 2nd Class
Able Seaman
ERA 2nd Class
Stoker 1st Class
Petty Officer
Stoker 1st Class
Acting Leading Stoker
Able Seaman
Able Seaman
Leading Stoker
Petty Officer
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K/24581
272476
J/7512
K/15724
J/28603
K/18374
J/4894
J/15756
J/3758
J/7627
M/2182
J/18493
K/16255
K/8277
J/79157
J/11344
J/8374
K/12449
226859
J/5615
K/23165
K/11579
M/29898
K/9557
J/22122
K/5042
M/2722
J/1511
271948
K/15531
J/13653
K/14239
K/10680
J/12352
J/23612
K/1139
J/7669
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Further Information
On the 16th December 2005 this memorial was unveiled by the Duke of York. It recognises the losses experienced by British forces in the Baltic Sea during 1918 and 1919. This little known incident in the aftermath of fighting in World War 1 related to a wish by the government to secure the sea lanes in the Baltic, and the independence of Estonia, in the face of the growing threat from the Russians.
The expedition itself was one of the first combined air and sea assaults in history and one of the first led by an aircraft carrier, HMS Vindictive, which was accompanied by 5 light cruisers, 9 destroyers and a number of smaller vessels including submarines.
The plaque is a replica of a memorial unveiled in Talinn, Estonia in 2003.
The Story of Submarine L55
Whilst in action against two Bolshevic Destroyers, the submarine L55 struck a mine previously moored by the British. The Russians claimed that they had sunk the submarine but this is thought to be unlikely. They did not, however, forget about where the sub was, because in 1928 they succeeded in raising it. The British government immediately requested that the bodies of the men be returned to Britain, and because the Russians refused to allow any British warship into their waters the merchant ship Truro took the coffins of the men on board at Kronstadt before transferring them to HMS Champion at Reval in Estonia.
 The 42 officers and men of HM Submarine "L.55" now lie together in a collective grave in the Haslar Royal Navy Cemetery where their names appear on a Screen Wall Memorial (see photo). As the bodies were not recovered from the wreck until 1928 they were assumed to have had no known grave at the time the Naval Memorials were erected at Portsmouth, Plymouth and Chatham. As a consequence their names appear on these memorials (21 at Portsmouth, 5 at Plymouth and 16 at Chatham) making them among the only ones to be so commemorated whilst having known graves.
The following crew members who are commemorated on the Baltic Memorial have connections with Portsmouth.
Harry Butler
Stoker 1st Class, age 26, Son of Edwin Butler of Portsmouth, husband of Gladys Ivy Butler of 76 Langley Road Buckland
Charles Frederick Dagg
Petty Officer, Telegraphist, age 26, son of George and Sarah Dagg, 72 Grafton Street Mile End Portsmouth husband of Leah Dagg.
William Fleetwood Shaw
Engine Room Artificer, 2nd Class, age 29, Son of Mr & Mrs E Shaw, 46 Cleveland Road Southsea.
Thomas James Charles Taylor
Petty Officer, age 24, Son of Thomas and Sarah Taylor, 55 Digby Road, Homerton London, Husband of Kate Beatrice Ann Taylor, 16 Newcomen Road, Portsmouth.
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